Griffin v. . Baker

Two causes of action are relied on by plaintiff: (1) Libel; (2) Abuse of the process of the court. The defendant demurred.

A demurrer to a pleading admits the facts stated therein for the purpose of passing upon the questions raised by demurrer. On demurrer a complaint will be sustained if its allegations constitute a cause of action or if facts sufficient for this purpose are logically inferable therefrom under a liberal construction of its terms.

1 R. C. L., p. 102, defines Abuse of Process: “Abuse of legal process consists in the malicious misuse or misapplication of that process to…